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CRACKPOTS Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word crackpots. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word crackpots. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CRACKPOTS

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eccentrics
nounn
adjective

• not having a common center; not concentric

noun

• a person with an unusual or odd personality

• a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

adjective satellite

• conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

fanatics
nounn
noun

• a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)

adjective satellite

• marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

kooks
nounn
noun

• someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group

lunatics
nounn
noun

• an insane person

• a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

adjective satellite

• insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon

madmen
nounn
noun

• an insane person

maniacs
nounn
noun

• an insane person

• a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something

adjective satellite

• wildly disordered

nutcases
nounn
noun

• someone deranged and possibly dangerous

oddballs
nounn
noun

• a person with an unusual or odd personality

screwballs
nounn
noun

• a whimsically eccentric person

• a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

adjective satellite

• foolish; totally unsound

weirdos
nounn
noun

• someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

• someone deranged and possibly dangerous

zealots
nounn
noun

• a fervent and even militant proponent of something

• a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans

crank
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a bad-tempered person

• a whimsically eccentric person

• an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

• a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

adjective satellite

• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

verb

• travel along a zigzag path

• start by cranking

• rotate with a crank

• fasten with a crank

• bend into the shape of a crank

crazy
adjectiveadj
noun

• someone deranged and possibly dangerous

adjective satellite

• affected with madness or insanity

• foolish; totally unsound

• possessed by inordinate excitement

• bizarre or fantastic

• intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with

kook
nounn
noun

• someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group

nutcase
nounn
noun

• someone deranged and possibly dangerous

crackhead
nounn
noun

• A person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine.

• Someone whose thinking makes no sense; a fool or an idiot.

fruitcake
nounn
noun

• a whimsically eccentric person

• a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on

nut
verb, nounv, n
noun

• Egyptian goddess of the sky

• usually large hard-shelled seed

• a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt

• half the width of an em

• a whimsically eccentric person

• someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

• one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

verb

• gather nuts

screwball
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a whimsically eccentric person

• a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

adjective satellite

• foolish; totally unsound

nut case
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a whimsically eccentric person

Best Hypernyms For CRACKPOTS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for crackpots, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
eccentric flake geek oddball
Phrases (1)
eccentric person

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